Abstract
Language | English |
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Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Number of pages | 104 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
Publication series
Name | Policy & Practice in Health and Social Care |
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Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press |
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Keywords
- health care
- social care
- social inclusion
- Scotland
- learning disabilities
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Learning disability and social inclusion. / MacIntyre, Gillian.
Edinburgh, 2008. 104 p. (Policy & Practice in Health and Social Care).Research output: Book/Report › Book
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N2 - People with learning disabilities in Scotland and across the UK as a whole have been the target of considerable legislative and policy change over the last five years. A key theme relates to the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in the community - in education, training and employment and in relation to accessing health, housing and leisure services. As a result of these changes, people with learning disabilities, their families, service providers, policy makers and other professionals working alongside them have to negotiate their way through a complex array of initiatives, regulations and services. This book acknowledges and addresses this complexity by mapping and critically reviewing relevant policy developments, particularly in Scotland and across the UK as a whole. Drawing on the available research evidence, the book adopts a life cycle approach, tracing the journey taken by young adults with learning disabilities from leaving school and making the transition to adulthood and beyond.
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